I'm gonna avoid that awkward moment where we discuss what a bad blogger I've been.
Yes. I know.
I know it's been since September. I also know you missed out on a lot of great recipes and excess rambling. But we're avoiding that, k? Okay, good.
I do think I'll do that thing I did last year, where I posted a list of all the recipes you missed and let you pick any that you'd like me to back track on. But aside from that, we're picking up now and moving along.
Now that we got that out of the way, I'd like to tell you the quite rambly-hyper-babbly-full of unimportant details story called today.
I was unusually hyper most of the day. It could have been because I had my second great hair day in a row. Or because I finally discovered my favorite coffee. Or because I dozed off early only to wake up and not be able to sleep until 3am and was actually confusing sleep deprivation with hyper. Whatever the case, it was an unexpectedly great day.
Today I had to be at work at 9am. I "accidentally" snoozed until 8:20. I needed to make coffee, pack a lunch, and pack breakfast. I decided I did not have time for hair washing. So I predetermined and accepted it would just be bad hair day. But it wasn't! It's a fabulous hair day.
And then... something life changing and legendary happened.
Begin story interruption to pause for a brief interjection. I have been watching WAY too much How I Met Your Mother because I really wanted to use the word legendary way too many times by 10am this morning. I might have watched the entire first season on Saturday. End story interruption.
To backtrack a bit, last night my RA visits and tosses something on my table. It was so casual, so not life changing. "Here, I got this for you." A free sample of Starbucks new blonde roast coffee.
Mundane. Free. I'll take anything that's free. Totally not legendary.
Since I woke up late and had no time to grind my normal (as of December) toasted pecan coffee beans, I reached for the already ground sample. While it brewed, I packed my healthy lunch and picked a cute outfit to go with my good hair day. I put on a sparkly owl necklace and my big over-sized sparkly owl ring. It was that kind of day. The kind where it's okay to wear big blingy over-sized sparkly owl rings.
And then... I poured the coffee. The color intrigued me. It was so... inviting. I measured out my creamer and added my sweetener of choice. I grabbed my purse and my work bag (which is just an excuse to have two purse-y things and carry even more unnecessary stuff around) and my lunch bag. Okay so I carry three bags. Don't judge me. Right before I walked out the door I took my first sip.
LIFE CHANGING!
I've never been one of those people who have a favorite coffee. I love Starbucks specialty drinks, which I could give you a list numbered and bulleted with notes and seasonal details in order of which of those are my favorite. However, those are the cocktails of coffee. Even non-coffee drinkers can find one of those they like. Thus, I always felt like I was a minor league coffee drinker because I didn't have a favorite and couldn't tell the difference in normal brewed drip coffee. I mean don't get me wrong, bad coffee is bad coffee everywhere, but everything else tastes the same to me. Maybe a hint of this or that, but all in all, it's the same.
But today... My life changed. I officially have a favorite coffee. It felt like gold hitting my taste buds. So smooth and velvety. I am in love. Hyper. Rambly. Babbly. Dramatic. But in love. With a cup of coffee.
My good day and life changing, legendary coffee experience was so poetic it made me want to write and blog again. And you know me. I can't post a blog without a recipe. What goes best with life changing coffee? Scones! I'm back on the healthy wagon and putting away all those not so healthy holiday treat recipes until next year. But as you know, healthy is and can be yummy too! Thanks skinnytaste.com for always giving me modified "skinny" treats to satisfy my sweet tooth and scratch that I must bake at least once a week itch. I made her Skinny Chocolate Chip Buttermilk Scones to have for breakfast this week. Only 5 points each and really yummy! I followed the recipe exactly and oh how yummy one of these tasty little scones were with aforementioned legendary coffee.
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